"The nation that invented the Internet is now ranked about 25th in access to it," Clinton said in her latest speech directed at the middle class appeals.
Called "Connect America," Clinton's broadband network would give businesses incentives to go into underserved areas, support state- and local-based initiatives and change the Federal Communication Commission rules to more accurately measure Internet access.
"I see this problem in New York. A lot of the utilities don't want to connect up our isolated, rural areas. And they also don't want particularly to go into our underserved, poor, urban areas because there's so much money that can be made in Manhattan and our suburban areas," Clinton said. "It was like when we had to electrify the country in the 1930s. Utilities didn't electrify places because it wasn't cost effective for them to do so. Well, we've got to play catch-up."
Clinton said the Internet is the new necessity for economic development.
"In the 19th century, we invested in railroads. In the 20th century, we built the interstate highway system. In the 21st century information economy we need to invest in our information infrastructure."
Clinton ha in sostanza assunto l'impegno per un piano di investimenti pubblici e di sgravi fiscali per lo sviluppo del sistema nazionale di accesso a Internet a banda larga, per il sostegno del settore high-tech in generale, e dell'occupazione, nel settore e complessiva.
Fonte Associated Press
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